BTW, is there a non-sexist but succinct way of expressing "brotherhood"? And is it necessary so to do? (says he, ducking behind his desk)
'Sodality' comes to mind, which may even be particularly appropriate to this forum since it carries with it nuances of collective devotion (albeit in this case to words and to our dear Anu, as opposed to the more traditional Roman Catholic usage)
Comradeship would probably work as well.
Regarding the original subject of this thread, i think CK hit it on the nose; he looks at *all* the major categories and only reads what is interesting to him, admitting that by doing this he may potentially miss out on a few would-be intriguing threads that have digressed into something more personally relevant. my suggestion, then, would be that when a thread takes on a completely different hue after multiple entries, someone might suggest that the thread be restarted (as is often the case, of late) with a more appropriate title. this seems to work fairly well, and without anyone having to commandeer the position of Official Thought Enforcer.
